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Anytime new insight replaces an old assumption or a fossilized perception is the spring. New understandings sprout, new tolerances appear, and new curiosity draws you to previously dark places. Just as the sun shines earlier and longer in the spring, changes that seemed impossible appear to be possible with each new insight into your own health.
Gary Zukav

Meaning of "fossilized" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOSSILIZED

fossilized  [ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪzd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOSSILIZED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fossilized is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FOSSILIZED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fossilized

Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record. The study of fossils across geological time, how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology. Such a preserved specimen is called a "fossil" if it is older than some minimum age, most often the arbitrary date of 10,000 years. Hence, fossils range in age from the youngest at the start of the Holocene Epoch to the oldest from the Archaean Eon, up to 3.48 billion years old. The observation that certain fossils were associated with certain rock strata led early geologists to recognize a geological timescale in the 19th century. The development of radiometric dating techniques in the early 20th century allowed geologists to determine the numerical or "absolute" age of the various strata and thereby the included fossils.

Definition of fossilized in the English dictionary

The definition of fossilized in the dictionary is preserved in fossil form. Other definition of fossilized is unable to adapt or change, esp because of long tradition or bureaucracy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOSSILIZED


civilized
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
fossilised
ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪzd
hypercivilised
ˌhaɪpəˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
hypercivilized
ˌhaɪpəˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
overcivilised
ˌəʊvəˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
overcivilized
ˌəʊvəˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
presterilised
priːˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzd
presterilized
priːˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzd
semicivilised
ˌsemɪˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
subcivilized
sʌbˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
supercivilized
ˌsuːpərˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
ultracivilized
ˌʌltrəˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
uncivilized
ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
unfertilised
ʌnˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzd
unfertilized
ʌnˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzd
unfossilised
ʌnˈfɒsɪˌlaɪzd
unsterilised
ʌnˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzd
unsterilized
ʌnˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzd
unutilised
ʌnˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzd
unutilized
ʌnˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOSSILIZED

fossed
fossette
fossick
fossicker
fossil
fossil energy
fossil fuel
fossiliferous
fossilisable
fossilisation
fossilise
fossilised
fossilizable
fossilization
fossilize
fossor
fossorial
fossula
fossulate

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOSSILIZED

commercialized
compartmentalized
crystallized
demoralized
generalized
idealized
individualized
industrialized
institutionalized
localized
naturalized
organized
panelized
pearlized
personalized
revitalized
ritualized
specialized
stylized
underutilized
unrealized

Synonyms and antonyms of fossilized in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOSSILIZED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fossilized» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fossilized

Translation of «fossilized» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOSSILIZED

Find out the translation of fossilized to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fossilized from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fossilized» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

化石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fosilizado
570 millions of speakers

English

fossilized
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवाश्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متحجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окаменелый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fossilizado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবাশ্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fossilisé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fosil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

versteinerte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

化石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fosil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படிமங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवाश्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fosilleşmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fossilizzato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skostniały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скам´янілий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fosilizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απολιθωμένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versteende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fossil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fossilt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fossilized

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOSSILIZED»

The term «fossilized» is regularly used and occupies the 68.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOSSILIZED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fossilized

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2 QUOTES WITH «FOSSILIZED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fossilized.
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Richard Leakey
I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa, more or less complete at that. I think this is where the prelude to human history was primarily played out.
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Gary Zukav
Anytime new insight replaces an old assumption or a fossilized perception is the spring. New understandings sprout, new tolerances appear, and new curiosity draws you to previously dark places. Just as the sun shines earlier and longer in the spring, changes that seemed impossible appear to be possible with each new insight into your own health.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOSSILIZED»

Discover the use of fossilized in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fossilized and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fossilized Second Language Grammars: The Acquisition of ...
The book explores an account of persistent selective divergence based on the idea that child and adult learners are fundamentally similar, except that in adults the L1 plays the role of a fairly rigid filter of the linguistic input.
Florencia Franceschina, 2005
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Lebanese amber: the oldest insect ecosystem in fossilized resin
This extensively illustrated book, the first major review of Lebanese amber, covers all aspects of the highly valued resin, including its origin and its role as a commodity in ancient cultures.
George O. Poinar, Raif Milki, 2001
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Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition
(1976; see also Selinker, 1992) argue that two types of learners can be distinguished: fossilized learners (referred to as 'Type 1 learners') and non- fossilized learners (referred to as 'Type 2 learners'). According to the researchers, a Type 1 ...
Zhaohong Han, 2004
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English Words: History and Structure
8. Fossilized. allomorphy: false. cognates. and. other. etymological. pitfalls. Unlike allomorphy resulting from phonetically motivated replacement, deletion, or epenthesis, the allomorphy discussed in this section cannot be attributed to the ...
Robert P. Stockwell, Donka Minkova, 2001
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Vygotskian Approaches to Second Language Research
zone of proximal development, as well as the actual level of development, in order to understand what a person is ready to learn suggests that differences between fossilized speakers (or non- learners) and nonfossilized speakers (or learners) ...
James P. Lantolf, Gabriela Appel, 1994
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Fossilized!
With detailed photographs and fun fact boxes to enhance age-appropriate content, this series will engage young readers and budding paleontologists alike.
Kathleen Connors, 2012
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Deep Alberta: Fossil Facts and Dinosaur Digs
Amber, Fossilized Tree Sap AMBER 1s FOSSILIZED TREE SAP and it is often the most beautiful of fossils. I love it myself, and I often look for amber jewellery to buy for my wife. But the most interesting bits of amber are those with insects inside ...
John Acorn, 2007
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MIND IN SOCIETY
The problem of "fossilized behavior." The third principle underlying our analytic approach is based on the fact that in psychology we often meet with processes that have already died away, that is, processes that have gone through a very long ...
L.S. Vygotsky, Michael Cole, 1978
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Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints
Fossilized. Life. in. Martian. Meteorite. ALH84001. The meteorite on which the claim of evidence for ancient life was based had been found in the Allen Hills of Antarctica in 1984 during a National Science Foundation search for meteorites in  ...
Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis Neal Irwin, 2008
10
Elder Gods of Antiquity: First Journal of the Ancient Ones
In Cow Canyon, about 25 miles east of Lovelock, Nevada, a fossilized distinct footprint of a Homo sapiens human was found.1 This print was discovered in a coal vein dating to the Tertiary Period more than two million years ago. In 1979 ...
M. Don Schorn, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOSSILIZED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fossilized is used in the context of the following news items.
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Doane president, student writing field guide to Belize marine life
... United States, massive dinosaurs and fish swam in the sea, their bones becoming fossilized in the muddy sea floor when the sea dried up. «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
2
Gro Wyo: Things that go bump in the night
Diatomaceous earth is fossilized marine phytoplankton when ground up creates miniature glass like shards that will make mincemeat out of the ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
3
NMSU professors, graduate explore tiny, complex brain of Old World …
The ancient monkey, known scientifically as Victoriapithecus, first made headlines in 1997 when its fossilized skull was discovered on an island ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
4
Kyle Anderson and Jonathon Simmons stand out in Becky …
The only downers about the organization are the owner, the coach, the fossilized offensive system the team president insists they play and the ... «Pounding The Rock, Jul 15»
5
Fossils Show That Ancient Jellies Had Beautiful Geometric Skeletons
Unlike their modern counterparts, ancient comb jellies actually had skeletons. Demonstrating this has been difficult because fossilized jellies ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
6
MSU's desert researchers play in Devil's Playground
In this rich oasis of biological diversity and fossilized remains of ancient animals, scientists are doing groundbreaking research. They have ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
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Fossil stars: Jurassic starfish discovery in Montana wows researchers
Starfish are related to sand dollars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. The nickel next to this fossilized starfish demonstrates how small the ... «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
8
105 million years ago, flies were doing the pollinating
An ancient pollinating fly fossilized in amber. Photo by Cell Press/Barcelona University. BARCELONA, Spain, July 10 (UPI) -- The Cretaceous ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
9
What can be attacking this reader's hostas?
Diatomaceous earth: Tiny, sharp fossilized diatoms that make crossing the line painful if you are a slug or snail. Use only earth sold for the ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
10
Carolina coast a hotspot for finding shark teeth
... found his first shark teeth, he wasn't at the beach. Growing up in the Charleston area, it was normal for him to spot a fossilized tooth in the low ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jul 15»

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